early works

Below is a list of works that were commissioned/performed during the early stages of Peter B. Kay’s musical education and are not a part of his professional portfolio.

“My deepest gratitude to my teachers, friends, and fellow musicians for their support and their willingness to perform untested new works. Their gracious and thoughtful feedback was paramount to my compositional development, and I am warmly indebted to them.”

— Peter B. Kay

• Something Lost (2005)
  for violin, two clarinets, double bass, and piano
  score for a short film, written and directed by Ian Kay
  
  

• Luccicare (2003)
  for two double basses and string orchestra
  commissioned and premiered by the Dorman High School Symphony Orchestra
  
  

• Concerto for Cello and Double Bass (2003)
  for cello, bass, string orchestra, and 3 clarinets
  premiered by the Spartanburg High School symphony orchestra
  
  

• Theme for the Smiths (2002)
  for alto saxophone, bagpipe chanter, marimba, piano, and conga drum
  commissioned by Dr. Allen Smith
  
  

• The Tiny Song (1998)
  for soprano and piano
  text by Archibald Rutledge
  Winner of the Archibald Rutledge Scholarship Competition
  
  

• Assai Triste (1997)
  for double bass and piano
  commissioned and premiered by Milton Masciadri
  
  

• Overture (1997)
  for string orchestra
  premiered by the Spartanburg High School symphony orchestra
  
  

• Rhapsody (1996)
  for string orchestra
  premiered by the Spartanburg High School symphony orchestra